How do I find funders for a science nonprofit in Washington, D.C.?

Start with the funders already giving to science in Washington, D.C., currently Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation, National Academy of Engineering Fund, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Washington, D.C. from out of state.

Who is the largest science funder in Washington, D.C.?

Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation gives the most to science organizations in Washington, D.C., $25M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to science in Washington, D.C.?

$229M reached 58 science organizations in Washington, D.C., from 388 funders. 17% came from funders also based in Washington, D.C..

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Washington, D.C. · Science

Who funds science in Washington, D.C.

Most of it comes from outside Washington, D.C.: only 17% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: National Academy of Sciences alone draws 49% of every science grant dollar in Washington, D.C..

$229M

granted

organizations

17%

from in-state

The short version

388 funders gave $229M to 58 science organizations in Washington, D.C. across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
17% of that came from funders also based in Washington, D.C.; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of science in Washington, D.C. is Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation, at $25M.
The science organization drawing the most is National Academy of Sciences, at $112M.

Largest funders of science in Washington, D.C.

The funders giving the most to science organizations in Washington, D.C., in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$25M 2National Academy of Engineering Fund$14M 3Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$13M 4The Ford Foundation$11M 5Gates Foundation$8M 6Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$7M 7Nuclear Energy Institute Inc$6M 8Silicon Valley Community Foundation$6M 9Breakthrough Prize Foundation$5M 10Alfred P Sloan Foundation$5M

Science organizations in Washington, D.C. that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

National Academy of Sciences$112M American Association for the Advancement$24M Society for Science & the Public$24M

48 other science organizations$21M

American Council On Renewable Energy$11M Carnegie Institution of Washington$10M

How to find science funders in Washington, D.C.

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Start with the funders already active in Washington, D.C.
The funders giving the most to science in Washington, D.C. are Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation, National Academy of Engineering Fund, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the science organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
83% of science money in Washington, D.C. comes from funders elsewhere, so national science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Washington, D.C..

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a science nonprofit in Washington, D.C.?: Start with the funders already giving to science in Washington, D.C., currently Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation, National Academy of Engineering Fund, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Washington, D.C. from out of state.
Who is the largest science funder in Washington, D.C.?: Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation gives the most to science organizations in Washington, D.C., $25M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to science in Washington, D.C.?: $229M reached 58 science organizations in Washington, D.C., from 388 funders. 17% came from funders also based in Washington, D.C..
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.